Window-cleaner.



No. 869,842. PATENTED OCT. 29, 1907.

. A. HILL.

wmnow CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1906.

15571. 86696 fiivenior Benjamin A.Hill.

BENJAMIN Av HILL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW-CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed April 28, 1906- Serial No; 314,312-

' the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook andState'of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow-Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

- This invention relates to improvements in a device to be used forcleaning and polishing window-panes, mirrors, and the like and forcleaning other surfaces,

and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construc- I tion, novelarrangement, and operation of the various parts thereof, as will behereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The objects of the invention are to provide a device of the abovenamedcharacter, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction,strong, durable, and effective in operation and so made that it can beoperated by means of a handle, which maybe adjusted to suitable lengthsso as to adapt the device for use on the upper or lower Windowsashes tobe cleaned, or which may be used in the hand of the operator similar toa brush or cloth.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for securelyholding a pad of fibrous material on the body of the cleaner in such amanner that it may be bodily removed therefrom, or the external layersthereof may be "removed one at a time.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in thesubjoined description and explanation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionpertains to make and use the same I will now proceed to describe it,referring to the accompanying drawing, in whichthe figure is aperspective view of a window cleaner embodying my invention, showing theparts in their positions ready for use and illustrating the handleshortened for the convenience of illustration.

Referring to the drawing1 designates the body of the cleaner, which ispreferably made of wood and redtangular in shape, as shown. Securedtransversely on the body 1 at about its middle is a block 9, which isprovided on its upper surface near each of its ends with screw-eyes 10,which are adapted to receive the outwardly bent free ends of the handleextensions 2, each of which is, by preference, made of yielding orspring wire, and have their other ends secured in suitable openings inthe lower end of the tubular portion 3 of the handle, which tubularpartmay be made of any suitable material and of the desired length.Movably located in the upper portion of the tubular part 3 is anotherportion 5 of the handle, which is provided with a number of openings 5to receive one end of a spring catch 4, which is adapted to engage withits same time the outer or moistened sheets of the free portion theupper part 3 of the handle, thereby holding the sections 3 and 5 inengagement with one another. It is apparent that the spring catch 4 maybe removed from one of the lower openings 5 and inserted in one of theupper ones, or vice versa, when it is desired to shorten or lengthen thehandle, which may be done by telescoping the part 5 with the part 3which, as before stated, is tubular. Secured to the upper surface of thebody 1 on each side of the transverse block 9 is a plate 8, to each ofwhich ishinged another plate 8, on the free end of each of which issecured a transverse bar 6 used for clamping the ends of the pad 11,which is preferably composed of sheetsof paper superimposed one on theother, but which may be made of other suitable material. The body 1 isprovided near each of its ends with an upwardly extending screw-bolt 7,which pass through suitable openings in the plates 8' and engage nuts 7,which are employed in conjunction with said bolts to press the plates 8towards the body so as to cause the transverse bars 6 to clamp the endsof the pad 11 against the body, as shown in the drawing; When it isdesired to remove the pad bodily from the body of the cleaner, it isapparent that the nuts 7 may be loosened on their screw-bolts 7 whichwill permit the bars 6 to be moved from the body andthe pad withdrawn,when a new one may be inserted, after which its ends which are turned upover the ends of the body may be held in position by the bars 6 by againtightening said screws.

By employing a cleaner constructed according to my invention and asabove described and shown in 'the drawing, it is obvious that the handleconsisting of the members 2, 3 and 5 may be detached from the body bysimply pressing the extension members 2 towards each other, which willdisengage their lower ends from the screw-eyes, when it is apparent thatthe cleaner may be manipulated by the operator grasping the block 9 withhis hand. In using the cleaner, I prefer to employ a pad 11 consistingof numerous sheets of paper laid one on the other, and may moisten theouter sheet or sheets with a suitable solution, such as a mixture ofwater, alcohol and ammonia, when by rubbing the glass or window-pane,the stains thereon will be quickly and thoroughly removed and at the (1will usually be worn off incident to the friction in the operation ofrubbing, when the undersheets or layers of the pad will be exposed tothe glass for drying and polishing the same. If, however, the moistenedor outer sheets should not be worn off, it is evident that they can bereadily removed by tearing them at the places where they are clamped bythe cross-bars 6 on the upper surface of the body of the cleaner.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new anddesire'fi, secure by Letters l atent bolts are-passed, a bartransversely secured on the outer I0 end of each of said plates, a nutengaging each of said bolts, and a pad interposed near each of its endsbetween the In a window cleziner the combination with a bodyhavtransverse liars. and body and underlying the latter, subing atransversely located block at about its middle on one stantially asdescribed. of its surfaces, :1 handle pivotally and detachably connectedto said raised portion, a screw-bolt projecting from the surface of thebody near each of its ends, a pair of Witnesses;

BENJAMIN A. H'ILL.

.plates hinged to th body and extending to near its ends, CHAs. (I.Timur-m,

each of said plates having an aperture through which said M. A. NYMAN.

